The Detroit region is a home to a robust technology infrastructure, a business climate in the nation’s top ten and a workforce recognized around the globe for its skills, expertise, work ethic and productivity.

The Detroit region is home to several ranked higher education institutions that feed the growing need for high-level talent. According to the U.S. Census Bureau downtown Detroit experienced a 59 percent increase in the number of college-educated residents under the age of 35 in the last decade.

The University Research Corridor – a partnership between the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University – ranks:

#3 among top university clusters in the Innovation Power Ranking, spending over $2 billion each year on research and development

To feed the talent pipeline, the Detroit region’s colleges and universities, such as the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Lawrence Technological and others, rank in the top 10 for graduating students in each type of degree conferred. Detroit regional community colleges educate nearly 125,000 students and work with local companies to develop customized workforce training.

The University of Michigan ranks 6th among engineering/technology and computer science programs in the world. Michigan State University’s supply chain management program is ranked #1 for both undergraduates and graduates.

Degrees Conferred, 2016

Michigan ranks in the top 10 for every type of degree conferred with more than 119,000 degrees awarded for the 2014-2015 academic year and half of those degrees awarded by institutions in the Detroit region.

Degree Field

Associate's

Bachelor's

Master's

Doctor's/Professional

Total

Architecture & Related

8

167

349

5

529

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

159

1,603

330

167

2,259

Business, Management, Marketing & Related

2,175

4,510

2,679

28

9,392

Communications Technologies, Computer and Information Services

666

1,334

640

25

2,665

Engineering & Engineering Technologies

719

2,494

2,300

296

5,809

English & Foreign Languages, & Literature

39

1,056

155

51

1,301

Health Professions & Related

3,238

3,331

1,162

1,213

8,944

Legal Professions & Studies

105

69

52

608

834

Mathematics & Statistics

9

369

153

38

569

Physical Sciences & Science Technicians

95

330

122

143

690

Total, All Programs

7,213

15,263

7,942

2,574

32,992

Source: EMSI

For a visual look at the region, check out our Regional Snapshot, an infographic with some of the region’s most important statistics.

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